Marijuana grow retirement plan ends in gunfire

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EATONVILLE, Wash. — Four people are charged with growing and selling pot in Eatonville after one of them was shot in the leg during an attempt to steal marijuana.

Louis Bussanich is accused of shooting his son’s friend in the leg as he tried stealing pot from his Pierce County marijuana farm. Police say Bussanich worked alongside his wife, son and his son’s friend, Scott Sheldon, who would sell the pot.

Bussanich and Sheldon got into an altercation, and authorities allege Bussanich shot Sheldon in the leg with a .22 caliber rifle as he was attempting to flee.